Conveyer



Jan. 13, 1942.

A. DE LOS SINDEN CONVEYER Filed May 15, 1940 III INVENTOR M 2. M BY Sin-J mum ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 13, 1942 CONVEYER Alfred De Los Sinden, Aurora, 111., assignor-to Redler Conveyor Com corporation of Massac pany, Quincy, Mass., a husetts Application May 15, 1940, Serial No. 335,254

Claims. (01. 198-170) This invention relates to a conveyer and more Referring now to the drawing, see Figs. 1 and particularly to a conveyer for transporting flow- 2, the numeral It represents a conveyer casing able solid material. or conduit provided with an inlet l2 and an outlet The invention has for an object to provide a M. A conveying element, indicated generally at novel and improved construction of conveyer 5 I6, is arranged to be drawn through the conduit of the character specified provided with an end- H] by a head sprocket I8 to convey the material less conveying element having a plurality of subfrom the'inlet l2 to the outlet It. The conveystantially solid transverse flight members piving element It preferably comprises a plurality oted thereon and a head sprocket over which of connected links 20, each being provided with the conveying element is arranged to pass and in 10 an extended portion 22 to which a substantially which provision is made for vibrating or agitating solid flight member 24 is pivotally connected in a the conveying element as it passes over the head manner such as to suspend it in a position to sprocket to the end that material remaining on extend transversely of the conveyer casing 10. said flights will be dislodged therefrom and dis- Each flight member 24 is of a size such as to subcharged from. the conveyer. stantially fill the cross-sectional area of the con- With this general object in view, and such duit, and asshown' in Fig. 5, each flight is proothers as may hereinafter appear, the invention vided with a slotted portion 25 to provide clearconsists in the conveyer and in the various strucance for the links. 20. tures, arrangements and combinations of parts In operation, the material delivered to the inlet hereinafter described and particularly defined in 2 is carried up ro g t p ht le 23 y the the claims at the end of this specification. flight members 24 in cooperation with the side In the drawing illustrating the preferred emwalls of the casing, and when the outlet 14 is bodiment of the invention, Fig. 1 is a side elereached, the bulk of the material carried by the vation, partly in section, of a conveyer embodysuccessive flights will flow through the discharge ing the present invention; Fig. 2 is a detail view 25 opening 3!). in cross-section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1; In accordance with the present invention, any Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating a modified a eri l ad er o 0 C d y t fl t form of the vibrating element; Fig. 4 is a view members 24 is dislodged therefrom by vibration similar to Fig. 3 showing another modification; or ag ta of th fl s as t pass v th and Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of a portion e d Sprocket d as herein ow the V of the conveying element. bratory action is preferably efiected by stationary In general, the present invention contemsegmental members 32 disposed substantially conplates an improved construction of a conveyer C c y W th relation o t head Sprocket of the character specified which, while of general and p v ded w t a p al y of a d p t s utility, is particularly adapted for the convey- 35 34 arrang d to be s c s iv ly n d y h ance of those solid materials which have a tendp vota ly m un ed g ts 24 du g the ope ency to adhere to the conveying element. Prior f the co veye S e n st the s eto the present invention, in handling materials me t members 32 y be Secured Wi the of this character, it has been found that a cercasing to the s de walls thereof y screws tain amount of the material tended to remain he a s d DO O S 34 f the S t l e on the flight to be carried up over the head bers may take various forms, the form shown in sprocket and down the idle or return leg of the 1 comprising spaced ratchet teeth having conveyer. In accordance with the present inflattened or concentric portions at'the top and vention, provision is made for vibrating or agibottom of each tooth. The modification shown tating the pivotally mounted solid flight members i Fi 3 m y comp a n al ember havas they pass over the head sprocket in order to ing e th 8 n e usual form of a ratchet and loosen and dislodge any material adhering to the another modification, see Fig. 4, may comprise a flights. Provision is also made for receiving the segmental member having rounded portions 40. material thus dislodged and for discharging it Provision is also made for collecting the matefrom the conveyer. In practice, the vibrating 5o rial thus dislodged by t vibration o a ta ion mechanism may preferably comprise astationary of the flights and for discharging it from the segmental member disposed adjacent the sprocket onveyer," and a h r in s wn, h is h r and provided with a plurality of raised portions chute 42 disposed adjacent the outlet I4 is proarranged to be successively engaged by the flight vided with a bottom wall 44 which extends upmembers as they pass over the head sprocket. Wardly under the head sprocket in a position to receive the material as it is dislodged from the flights in passing thereover. The upright leg 28 preferably extends up through the bottom wall 44 for a short distance and the bottom wall is extended laterally on either side of the leg 28 so as to form lateral passageways 46, 48 upon either side thereof through which the material dislodged is permitted to escape and to pass through the discharge opening.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated and described, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied in other forms within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: p

1. In a conveyer of the character described, in combination, a conduit having aninlet and an outlet, an endless conveying element traversible therethrough and provided with a plurality of substantially solid flight members pivotally mounted theeron, a head sprocket over which said endless conveying element is arranged to pass, and stationary means disposed adjacent said head sprocket for cooperating with the conveying element to eflfect vibration and agitation of said pivotally mounted flights as they pass over said head sprocket.

2. In a conveyer of the character described, in combination, a conduct having an inlet and an outlet, an endless conveying element traversible therethrough and provided with a plurality of substantially solid flight members pivotally mounted thereon, a head sprocket over which said endless conveying element is arranged to pass, and means having a plurality of raised portions dis-posed adjacent said head sprocket and with which said flights successively engage for effecting vibration of said pivotally mounted flights as they pass over said head sprocket and a discharge chute disposed below said head sprocket and in a position to collect and discharge the material .dislodged by the vibration.

3. In a conveyer of the character described, in combination, a conduit provided with an upright leg and having a discharge outlet therein,

an endless conveying element traverslble through the conduit comprising a plurality of connected links each having a substantially solid transverse flight member pivotally attached thereto, a head sprocket over which said conveying element is arranged to pass, a segmental cam piece disposed concentrically with relation to the head sprocket and provided with a plurality of lobes arranged to be successively engaged by said pivotally mounted flight members as they pass over said head sprocket to impart vibration and agitation to the flights and to effect dislodgement of material thereon, and a discharge chute disposed below said head sprocket and in a position to collect and discharge the material dislodged v by the vibration.

4. In a conveyer of the character described, in combination, a conduit provided with an upright leg and having a discharge outlet therein, an'endless conveying element traversible through the conduit comprising a plurality of connected links each having a substantially solid transverse flight member pivotally attached thereto, a head sprocket over which said conveying element is arranged to pass, a segmental cam piece disposed concentrically with relation to the head sprocket and provided with a plurality of lobes arranged to besuccessively engaged by said pivotally mounted flight members as they pass over said head sprocket to impart vibration and agitation to the flights and to effect dislodgement of material thereon.

5. In a conveyer of the character described, in combination, a conduit having an inlet and an outlet, an endless conveying element traversible therethrough, a plurality of flight members pivotally mountedon said conveying element, a head sprocket over which said endless conveying element is arranged to pass, and means having a plurality of raised portions disposed adjacent to said head sprocket adapted to be successively engaged by said flights for effecting vibration of said flights as they pass over said head sprocket.

ALFRED DE LOS SINDEN. 

